Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Why Did Solomon Threaten War Against Saba?

“If there is no war against a non-Muslim government in Islam, then referring to Surah Naml, verse number three, why did Hazrat Suleiman threaten war against the nation of Saba, that is, Queen Bilqis's government?”Asked by Amir Qureshi, Abu Dhabi

He answers at 59:37 in Dars-e-Quran, Chapter 2, Verses 55-57 · 4 min 14 sec

His answer, in his own words
59:37
bhai, is ke liye main kya jawab doon? Aap Quran ko parhiye ke Quran mein kya likha hai? Jo khaliq hai, jis ne khalq kiya hai, usi ne kitab bheji hai. Ab dekhiye, is mein kya likha hua hai, usi ka mutalia kijiye. Ji, molana, agla sawal lete hain jo ameer qureshi sahab ne bheja hai abu dhabi se. Unhon ne likha hai: "af der is no war against non muslim government in Islam, then referring to Surah Naml, verse number three, I would like to ask that why حضرت سلیمان threatened a war to قوم صبا? That is Queen Bilquis government." دیکھیے، آپ نے اس آیت ko apne mindset se padha hai, aap ka mindset nahi hai is ayat mein, woh to
1:00:30
aap ke against mein hai. is ayat ko phir se padhiye, is mein yeh hai ke hazrat suleman is zamane mein sham aur falasteen ke ilaqe ke king the, to unhon ne is ko challenge bheja, malika saba ko. to quran mein khud likha hua hai ke woh ayat hai
1:01:10
ke ke apne darbaariyon se kaha qaum saba ne ke hamein chahiye ke hum sulaiman ke is challenge ko qabool karein, is ko surrender karein us ke aage, kyunke is waqt jo lafz hai us ke baad ke woh jab dakhil ho gaye hamare ilaqe mein to kya karein ge? Is mein yeh hai ke "in al muluk ka dakhlu qaryatan afsadoha wajalu azzat ila azlata wa kadhalika yafaloon". kadhalika yafaloon ke maani hain ke yeh bhi wahi karenge. to is mein to yeh hai ke us waqt diya gaya hai ke taqatwar se lado mat, jo
1:01:58
musalman karte hain na, bomb marte hain, isi ko haram bataya hai is is ayat mein. "wa kadhalika yafaloon" ke maani hain ke yeh bhi wahi karenge, agarche woh paighambar hain ya nahi hain. to is mein yeh hai ke jo taqwa, jo jis ke paas political power hai, us se takrao
1:02:20
mat karo, us se adjust karo, us se guftagu karo, us se baat cheet karo, peace ful andaz mein maslay ko deal karo. to is mein yeh sabaq hai, yeh yeh sabaq nahi hai ke aap hamla kar do. hamla to hua hi nahi, hamla to kabhi hua nahi.
1:02:40
kese ajeeb hain log, apna matlab nikalne ke liye quran ko tor mor karte hain. jis ayat mein quran yeh yeh sabaq de raha hai ke taqat se mat lado, jaise falastini jo hain ladte hain israel se, un se zyada taqatwar hai. kashmiri ladte hain india se, zyada taqatwar hai.
1:03:01
misr mein ladte hain faujiyon se zyada taqatwar hai. to masihiyon ko, falastiniyon ko, kashmiriye ko, sab ko yeh ayat batati hai ke peaceful negotiation, peaceful strategy ikhtiyar karo, ladai mat karo. Is se aap ladai nikaal rahe hain, kaisi ajeeb baat hai! Jahan ladai hui hi nahi, qaum saba aur sulaiman ke darmiyan kabhi ladai hui hi nahi, unhon ne to peaceful negotiation kiya. To yeh nikaliye is se jo ayat mein hai, apna تو mind کوئی نکالتے ہیں اس سے۔
1:03:46
hmm ji, maulana, kuch comments lena chahenge. اگلا سوال لینے سے پہلے، مس شبینہ علی نے کلکتہ سے لکھا ہے: "The field of cosmology is
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